The Nets held a 6 point lead with 1:10 left in the game, but after Philadelphia cut the lead to two, Richard Jefferson and Alonzo Mourning eached missed a pair of free throws in the last 20 seconds, and Allen Iverson tied the game with 7 seconds left. The 76ers scored the first 7 points of overtime and went on to a 108-100 win, their first since opening night. Jefferson led all scorers with 33 points, and Eric Williams seemed to come out of his slump with 17. Rodney Buford provided 15 off the bench, including 11 in the 4th quarter. Jason Collins played just 5 minutes with an ankle injury suffered Tuesday night.
- Boxscore
- Sixers outgun Nets in overtime, 108-100 - Dan Gelston - AP
- Nets Fail to Put the Game Away - Jason Diamos - New York Times
- Late Shift - Joe - JoeNetsfan
- No charity at Nets' stripe - Ohm Youngmisuk - New York Daily News
- Nets Blow Another One - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- Nets are fine until it's all on the line - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Nets foul up their chance - Bob Considine - Journal News
- Sixers show will to win - John Smallwood - Philadelphia Daily News
- Sixers wake up in time to net OT victory - Phil Jasner - Philadelphia Daily News
- Sixers' defense shines in OT win - Joe Juliano - Philadelphia Inquirer
- Turnovers tarnish made-over offense - Joe Juliano - Philadelphia Inquirer
- Sixers come alive to beat Nets in OT - Celeste E. Whittaker - Courier-Post
- Mourning didn't want to rest against Sixers - Celeste E. Whittaker - Courier-Post
- Sixers the best in OT - Jon Marks - Trenton Times
- Nets let one slip away - Al Iannazzone - Bergen Record
- Late trouble at foul line does in Nets - Bob Considine - Asbury Park Press